Does this mean that dispensaries across the Golden State can fight back against laws like the one in the city of L.A. that has put most of its pot shops out of business?

Probably not. But maybe.

The ruling was based on Anaheim basing part of its ban on federal drug law. L.A. has based its dispensary law on rules dictating where the businesses can be, what hours they can operate, and how they're run.

In fact, with federal law out of the way, those kinds of limits will likely be the basis of the case as the two parties head to trial in O.C. Superior Court. So L.A. med-heads will surely be watching.

Meanwhile, the Orange County Register reports that a Dana Point pot shop has reopened following a similar state appeals court ruling that overturned a temporary restraining order against the shop.

Dennis Romero has worked on staff at several magazines and newspapers, including the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Los Angeles Times, where he participated in Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the L.A. riots. His work has appeared in Rolling Stone online, the Guardian, and, as a
young stringer, the New York Times.